Future Smart

“Future Smart”

Exploding innovation in science and technology will bring a level of “exponential change” never before seen. You’ll need to be future smart to weather this great transformation. That means learning to recognize new, “game-changing trends” so you can benefit from them. Looking back at the past will give you a false view of what is to come. Instead, try to understand trends so, like futurists, you can make useful predictions. Break free of your past-focused bubble, learn to code, and develop new, adaptable life and work skills. Become future smart, not “future challenged.”

Global connectivity will accelerate. Steadily improving technology will become more “adaptive, agile and predictive.” The future of connectivity will drive “convergence” between people and machines. You will wear your technology. Innovative tech companies will develop more and more products with embedded computational devices. Most products will have Internet addresses. Your fridge, your watch, your jacket and, of course, your phone are becoming part of a globally connected, always-active “Internet of Things.”

Future businesses must change radically to accommodate higher customer...